8.0
8.0
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969
as Self
Pearl Bailey
Acting
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer, comedian and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-Black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952. In 1976, she became the first African American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988.
Filmography (23 movies)
7.6
7.6
St. Louis Blues
1958
as Aunt Hagar
7.1
7.1
The Fox and the Hound
1981
as Big Mama (voice)
7.0
7.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Isn't It Romantic?
1948
as Addie
6.7
6.7
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
6.1
6.1
Carmen Jones
1954
as Frankie
6.1
6.1
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Maria
6.0
6.0
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
2003
as Self
5.8
5.8
The Landlord
1970
as Marge
5.3
5.3
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
as Ruby
5.3
5.3
That Certain Feeling
1956
as Gussie
5.0
5.0
The Member of the Wedding
1982
as Bernice Sadie Brown
5.0
5.0
Norman... Is That You?
1976
as Beatrice Chambers
4.7
4.7
Peter Gunn
1989
as Mother
4.0
4.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
as Self
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
Tubby the Tuba
1975
as Mrs. Elephant (voice)
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
1985
as Martha Dermody
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
1981
as Self
One More Time
1974
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